Shloka 192

Adhyaya 70: आदिसर्गः—महत्-अहङ्कार-तन्मात्रा-भूतसृष्टिः, ब्रह्माण्डावरणम्, प्रजासर्गः, त्रिमूर्ति-शैवाधिष्ठानम्

Devanagari script

क्रियावन्तः प्रजावन्तो महर्षिभिर् अलंकृताः ऋभु, सनत्कुमार ऋभुः सनत्कुमारश् च द्वावेतावूर्ध्वरेतसौ

Transliteration

kriyāvantaḥ prajāvanto maharṣibhir alaṃkṛtāḥ Ṛbhu, Sanatkumāra ṛbhuḥ sanatkumāraś ca dvāvetāvūrdhvaretasau

Translation

他们具足神圣行持与灵性威力，又为诸大圣仙之临在所庄严者，即是梨布（Ṛbhu）与善那特库玛罗（Sanatkumāra）。此二位以“上行精力者”（ūrdhvaretas）著称：以瑜伽克制令生殖之力上升，堪为主宰（Pati）与湿婆圣智之器。

Word by Word

• क्रियावन्तः: endowed with (right) actions/discipline

• प्रजावन्तः: possessing progeny/creative potency (spiritual fecundity)

• महर्षिभिः: by great seers

• अलंकृताः: adorned, graced

• ऋभुः: Ṛbhu (a revered sage)

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra (the eternal youth-sage)

• च: and

• द्वौ: two

• एतौ: these

• ऊर्ध्वरेतसौ: both are ūrdhvaretas—those whose semen/creative energy is sublimated upward (brahmacarya-yogic mastery).

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Ṛbhu
• Sanatkumāra

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It highlights the inner qualification for Linga-upāsanā: disciplined kriyā and yogic restraint (ūrdhvaretas), indicating that purity and sublimated vitality make the worshipper a fit pashu moving toward the grace of Pati (Shiva).

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By praising sages who sublimate desire into upward-moving spiritual power, the verse implies Shiva-tattva as the supreme purifier and liberator—Pati who elevates the bound pashu beyond pasha through knowledge and yogic transformation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The yogic discipline of brahmacarya expressed as ūrdhvaretas—transmutation of generative energy into spiritual force—aligned with Pāśupata-oriented restraint and contemplative practice supporting Shaiva worship.